Zephyrhills, Florida - This week, an illegal electronic skimmer was found on an ATM outside a Zephyrhills Publix grocery store. The device was spotted by an employee shortly after someone attached it to the cash machine.

But officials say the crime is not an isolated incident.

In recent months skimmers have been found on more than a dozen ATM's located outside Publix grocery stores in Florida. That includes four instances in Pinellas County, two instances in Polk County and a skimmer found outside a Publix on Gandy Blvd. in Tampa.